On the weekend of May, 27-28 2023, the QL Future hackathon organised in collaboration between PSNC Future Labs and IBM took place in Poznań. Hackathon participants had the opportunity to work with a quantum computer for the first time in Poland. Teams were tasked with proposing an innovative idea or technological solution within 24 hours in the areas of human, planet and climate.
The QL Future quantum hackathon was attended by 45 people, who formed as many as 11 teams! The groups started work at exactly 12:00 on Saturday. Just before the hacking started, specific challenges were announced. Each team decided for themselves which challenges they would solve and whether they would implement the conceptual or technical track. To enter the technical track, it was necessary to have at least a minimum knowledge of quantum technologies. In the concept track, the essential element was to conduct a thorough research and propose scenarios for the use of quantum computing in given areas.
The QL Future hackathon offered participants a unique opportunity to use the power of a quantum computer to create their project. Participants’ access to IBM Quantum computer resources was possible thanks to the IBM’s new policy and partnership with PSNC as part of the IBM Quantum Innovation Center established last year at PSNC. Read more information about IBM Quantum Innovation Center.
Partners of the event were: Capgemini, Apollogic and Enea. The keynote speech on Saturday was delivered by Voica Radescu from IBM. Mentors and judges included: Piotr Biskupski (IBM), Tomasz Stopa (IBM), Marek Kowalik (Capgemini), Michał Mikucki (Capgemini), Agata Chudzińska (Apollogic) and representatives of PSNC.
The judges decided to award as many as six teams! Three in the technical category and three in the concept category.
Tech track:
– 1st place: Splątanicznie (Mateusz Hanak, Ilya Piatrenka, Hubert Rozmarynowski, Oliwier Kluczynski and Shilan Abo)
– 2nd place: Splątane UAMagi (Patrycja Tulewicz, Jan Wójcik, Kajetan Szal and Jędrzej Stempin)
– 3rd place: Erno IT (Maciej Kowalski and Nikodem Panknin)
Concept track:
– 1st place: Employees of the Month (Agata Walczak, Igor Mihułka and Max Adamski)
– 2nd place: Moderus Gamma (Michał Hordecki, Sofya Aksenyuk, Agata Wojciechowska, Wiktoria Bosiacka and Aleks Roszyk)
– 3rd place: Quantum Bug Busters (Pascal Bertin, Magdalena Baczkowska, Jakub Styszyński, Arkadiusz Janusz and Arkadiusz Kowalski).
More information can be found on the QL Future website.
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OPERAS – a research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences is a key initiative supporting the development of open scientific communication within the European Research Area. As part of the OPERAS consortium, sixty-five institutions from 24 countries are developing products and services that foster open scientific communication in the humanities and social sciences. This year, the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center has joined the Consortium.
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The EUDAT conference 2024 organised in Karlsruhe (Germany) on 3-5 December 2024 is an international forum on and about DATA. Topics such as EOSC, the Data Spaces, the connection with HPC and handling sensitive data were tackled in dedicated sessions that provide a view of developments on a European level.
Nobel Prizes 2024: AI in Physics and Chemistry
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This year's Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry highlight the groundbreaking role of artificial intelligence in those fields. To get insights into this significant development, we reached out to Dr Mikołaj Buchwald – an expert from the PSNC Internet Services Department, whose research interests include cognitive neuroscience, machine learning methodology, as well as using AI plus advanced data analysis to explain human physiology and psychology.
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GenAI project is supposed to provide generation Z with knowledge allowing them to use artificial intelligence in a proper way. In practice, it should have positive effects on academic, professional and personal aspects of life, as a result of developing digital skills, critical thinking, and problem solving, as well as increasing awareness concerning both the potential and limitations of AI.
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On 23 and 24 November 2024 participants of a 24-hour-long „Planet-On Quantum & AI Hackathon for Greener Future” faced the challenges of stopping the climate changes. The event was organised by PSNC Future Labs, Lawyers Association of Wielkopolska and AQT. The Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management was the patron of the competition.
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Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
Polish PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 HPC installations in the TOP500
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A brand new TOP500 list revealing the fastest supercomputers in the world was released during this year’s Supercomputing in Atlanta (17–22.11.2024). The list includes computing systems from PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 projects, which are key Polish high efficiency computing infrastructures. These two TOP500 entries confirm Poland’s strong position on the global arena of computing development.
Project ECHOES at Digitization in Museums Conference
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The lasting effect of information was the theme of the third edition of Digitization in Museums Conference and the accompanying discussion forum. The event took place in the National Museum of Technology in Warsaw on 21 and 22 November 2024. Błażej Betański from the Digital Libraries and Knowledge Platforms Department of PSNC represented the our Center, elaborating on ECHOES – a platform enabling cooperation in the field of cultural heritage.
International Media on PSNC
2024-09-03
Here is a short sellection of recent articles on PSNC that have appeared in some international media.
PSNC’s Lustre System in the Top 10 of IO500 at SC24
2024-11-21
During the Supercomputing 2024 conference in Atlanta (USA), the new annual IO500 list has been announced – ranking the current world’s fastest data storage systems. The PSNC data storage system for the Proxima HPC cluster is ranked at #10 on the 10 Node Production List.
Otolaryngological surgeries from Poznań
2024-11-25
104 countries, 42 000 viewers, and 23 surgeries performed in 10 of the best European medical centers – these are the numbers from the 9th edition of the European Laryngological Live Surgery Broadcast, organized in cooperation with the European Laryngological Society, the Poznań Academy of Applied Sciences, PSNC, and the Health and Social Affairs Department of the City of Poznań.
Dariah.lab: cultural heritage documentation
2024-04-19
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
Quantum Use Case Demonstration
2024-11-20
During the SC Conference had a demonstration uses two quantum-classical testbeds in PSNC, Poznan, Poland and the SC24 venue in Atlanta, USA.
EOSC EU NODE Presentation at SC24
2024-11-22
PSNC premiered its own original data access system EOSC EU NODE (European Open Science Cloud EU NODE) during the SC24 conference in Atlanta. The conference is well-known for HPC, cloud, computing and data access solutions galore presented there on a yearly basis. The PSNC system constitutes the very first node dedicated entirely to the European Commission's open scientific data project (EOSC).
Experiments using the largest IBM Q quantum computers
2024-04-14
The Polish Quantum Computing Node established at the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center - IBM Quantum Innovation Center - focused its activities in 2023 on expanding partnerships with leading centers and teams dealing with the development of quantum algorithms and their potential applications.
Distributed Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing in a post-Quantum Cryptography World
2024-11-20
Quantum computing offers huge opportunities to the research and education (R&E) community as well as to commercial enterprise. Quantum computers have the power to tackle problems far beyond the current reach of classical computing, from simulating complex protein folding and predicting meteorological phenomena to modelling financial systems.
DARIAH-HUB Poland Presentation at the Time Machine Synergy Summit 2024
2024-11-20
On 19 November 2024 École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne hosted the Time Machine Synergy Summit 2024. Time Machine Organisation, which is responsible for this event, focuses its interest and activities on projects concerning technology, science and, most importantly, cultural heritage. PSNC’s Tomasz Parkoła – Head of Digital Libraries and Knowledge Platforms Department was representing our Center at this year’s Summit with his presentation on DARIAH-HUB Poland project.
Aviation investment in Kąkolewo
2024-04-12
The construction of the hangar with laboratory and research facilities and its equipment is carried out as part of the "AEROSFERA" project. “The airport of things”. The main objective of the project is to provide Kąkolewo Airport with scientific and research infrastructure for conducting research and development work in the fields of air transport, utility operations, logistics, monitoring, surveillance and neutralisation of incidents and disasters.
Meeting of the EuroHPC HEs Communication Network at SC24 in Atlanta
2024-11-19
These informal meetings between EuroHPC JU and the communications teams of the 6 hosting entities from Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain aim to facilitate information exchange, share best practices, and strengthen communication synergies. Last session, which we had the pleasure of participating in, focused on presenting the common EuroHPC communication strategy and preparing for the implementation of milestones and upcoming events.
Distributed Hybrid Quantum Computing in a Post-Quantum Cryptography World – An SC24 Demonstration
2024-11-20
Quantum computing offers huge opportunities to the research and education (R&E) community as well as to commercial enterprise. Quantum computers have the power to tackle problems far beyond the current reach of classical computing, from simulating complex protein folding and predicting meteorological phenomena to modelling financial systems.
“Knowledge-based technologies can be good for health” – an interview with Professor Michał Nowicki
2024-04-07
We invite you to read an interview with Prof. Dr. Michał Nowicki, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, in which he discusses issues related to the use of modern ICT technologies in a variety of health and medical contexts.
There’s a lot going on during SC24
2024-11-19
On Monday, our colleague and expert in quantum technologies, Piotr Rydlichowski, took part in a workshop on Innovating the Network for Data Intensive Science (#INDIS) and highlighted the advancements in high-speed networking of this year SC24' Network Research Exhibition (#NRE - Network Research Exhibitions) powered by SCinet.
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PSNC presented the agrifoodTEF project during the very first edition of BIOAGRO Poland International Trade Fair for Technologies and Products of Organic Agriculture. The Fair took place in Warsaw between 13 and 15 October 2024.
About PSNC anniversary in GÉANT CONNECT
2024-04-03
The latest issue of "CONNECT" magazine, which focuses on the GÉANT network and community, published an article on three decades of activity of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. The publication describes the most important events in the history of the PSNC, which is an important international node of the European Research Area in the field of information technology infrastructure for science and an important research and development center for information and communication technologies.